Cooking holidays in Normandy, France: Learn to cook traditional French cuisine, short summer cooking courses for adults. Culinary vacation in Europe for Americans/ Canadians, cookery school in north-west France.
Founded and led by the internationally-acclaimed Zodiac Trio, the Zodiac Music Academy & Festival invites teenaged music students and young professionals to spend two weeks of intense musical training and performing in one of the most stunningly beautiful corners of the world: the South of France, Côte d'Azur region (French Riviera). As part of this 2-week intensive summer music immersion camp, students can also take French language classes.
Tucked away in the heights of the French Alps, the Festival makes its home in a historic mountain town of Valdeblore, and boasts an internationally-renowned faculty, acclaimed guest artists and ample performing opportunities throughout the region.
This personalized course offers young musicians the opportunity to explore the French school of music-making via masterclasses with renowned French guest artists, perform for European audiences and be inspired by an international faculty, all in an informal setting.
2-Week Summer Music Immersion Camp for Music Students & Professionals:
- Private Instruction (four 1-hour, individual lessons with the professor of their choice)
- Chamber Music Coaching
- Masterclasses
- Specialized Classes / Clinics / Seminars
- Solo Performance
- Activities & Excursions
- Accommodation & Boarding
- French Language Instruction
Creative Writing Course at the French House Party, Carcassonne
Courses / Programs
• Recommended in the book “The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life”, the French House Party in the Carcassonne area of south-west France offers residential, all-inclusive experience holidays, including 6-day summer Creative Writing courses for writers & creative writing hobbyists.
• Located in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, Carcassonne is 50 miles from Toulouse which has an international airport. Ryanair also fly directly to Carcassonne from the UK, Ireland, Belgium, & Paris Beauvais international airport.
• Run by author and professional tutor Sarah Hymas, our summer creative writing course "Write Like No One's Watching", is designed for complete beginners or for people who have a little writing experience, while our "Pen & Think" - Tutored Creative Writing Retreat" is designed for more experienced writers.
• Our courses are suitable for those who have attended other writing classes, and for published and unpublished authors.
• You will not be expected to write in any particular style or genre, except for that chosen by yourself - fact or fiction, prose or poetry.
• Participants are encouraged to bring with them one or two of their poems or a short story for the one-to-one and another for group discussion.
• Based at a chic house in Carcassonne, the French House Party offers the ultimate in customer care and personal attention.
• Clients praise our great accommodation, fantastic food and wine, the excellence of our tutors and our exacting attention to detail.
• This course is a wonderful opportunity for experienced writers to enjoy time and space to devote themselves daily to a current writing project (novel, memoir, collection of poetry or short stories).
In 2005, IMEF and the Odyssea French Language School (created in 1983 and 2001, respectively) came together in Montpellier, southern France to form the Institut Européen de Français, offering a wide variety of French courses.
The Institut Européen de Français welcomes students, teachers, or professionals of all nationalities, all year-round with special summer school programs in a friendly and studious atmosphere, assuring that your study of French will take place under the best conditions.
Altiplano Training offers a unique French summer school for children and adults in Mens in the south east of France. Prefaucon Farm provides a stimulating, and friendly and fun environment which allows you to develop your linguistic ability. After your French lessons you will put what you learn into practice by living and eating with a French family, and learning about the French way of life. Mens is located 40min south of Grenoble and 2 hrs south of Lyon. Here you stay with a local family, discuss life & politics and farming and 'Europe', and enjoy the atmosphere and live music in the cafés. Adults can also take craft courses in pottery, felt-making, watercolour painting, painting furniture, organic cookery, medicinal plants and “green” construction techniques are all possible: all in French! Popular sports and activities include walking, mountain biking, windsurfing & kite surfing, horse riding and paragliding. Courses in these sports are also available.
A 5-day immersion course where you are immersed in French life and culture (7 nights accommodation).
Adults can study the French language with us or help out on the farm, or follow their own activity program.
Children are looked after by their own French language teacher and have their own program of activities and classes with local children, each day, so they learn to use the French language naturally.
French Summer Classes, Cannes - Summer Camps 2024 + ONLINE French Classes
Courses / Programs
• French Summer Classes is a summer French language school in Cannes, located on the French Riviera in the South of France.
• We offer French language programs for students of all ages: adults (business professionals, university students and individuals), teenagers and children (age 6+) coming as a family or individually.
• We teach students in groups according to their age and ability. This allows student-oriented teaching and the active participation of all the students during each lesson.
• Our French language program consists of morning language classes allowing the rest of the day for leisure and recreation. In the afternoon, you may take a French intensive course or participate in the various summer activities available in the area.
• Our immersion programs provide a pleasant way of learning French while enjoying your wonderful vacation in France.
• Our French summer course for adults is available to anyone over 16 years of age. It is the best choice if you want to improve your French and have free time to experience your beautiful surroundings and the French way of life. We also offer intensive French courses and one-to-one tuition.
Student Review: "I was very satisfied with my experience. The teachers took into consideration what I wanted to learn and incorporated my learning needs into the class curriculum.
Small class sizes provided good opportunity for discussion....Overall, this was a great experience and I would strongly recommend the school!"
- Stephanie, Canada
Summer French Courses for Adults in 2024: • General French course: 20hrs / week
• Intensive French Course: 30hrs / week
• Homestay program with a French host family: 20hrs / week or 30hrs / week
• Private French lessons (also available year-round)
• French for Families: Take French lessons at the same time as your child
Summer French Courses for Children & Teenagers:
• French for beginner students (ages 6-11)
• French for non-beginner students (ages 6-11)
• French for teenagers (ages 11-17)
• Private French lessons in Cannes (also available year-round)
• ONLINE French classes for students globally
Based in the heart of Paris, just off the Champs Elysees, EFAP Summer School welcomes international students from New York, Seoul, Zagreb, Toronto, Rome and all around the world to come and discover Paris during the lively month of June.
We offer combo programs in Paris & Bordeaux providing international students the exciting opportunity to follow business and communication courses in English and experience French culture first hand.
Study options include International Marketing, Luxury Brand Management, and Documentary Filmmaking.
Taught in English, these programs are tailor-made to satisfy students from all over the world.